Heavy metal baby names for boys

The Heavy Metal music genre is defined by fast, loud electric guitars, aggressive rhythms and grandiose lyrics, according to the folks a Urban Dictionary.com. Memorable rockers that have emerged from bands such as Judas Priest and Metallica -- memorable enough to inspire this list.

Check out these baby boy names of heavy metal musicians. We've considered both first and last names... is one of them right for your baby boy-to-be?

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British rock bands

English rock bands became hugely popular in the late 1960s and set the bar for dozens of bands from all over the world that would follow. The most popular names among British hard rockers were Ian, John (or Jon), Steve andTony.

Black Sabbath (1969): Bill, Butler, Osbourne, Tony, Ward

Deep Purple (1968): David, Don, Gillan, Ian, Joe Lynn, Jon, Rod, Roger, Steve

Def Leppard (1977): Allen, Clark, Collen, Elliott, Frank, Joe, Pete, Phil, Rick, Steve, Tony, Willis

Iron Maiden (1975): Adrian, Bayley, Blaze, Bruce, Dave, Dennis, Harris, Murray, Nicko, Paul, Steve

Judas Priest (1969): Al, Glenn, Ian, Owen, Richie, Rob, Scott, Tipton, Tim, Travis

Led Zeppelin (1968): Jimmy, John, John Paul, Robert

Motörhead (1975): Eddie, Ian, Lemmy, Mikkey Dee, Phil

Venom (1979): Anthony, Danny, Jeff, Tony

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American rock bands

American heavy metal rockers burst onto the scene in the early 1980s with Megadeth, Motley Crue and Metallica. The most popular name among rock stars in the U.S. were Dave/David, Paul, Tom/Tommy and Vince/Vinnie.

Anthrax (1981): Charlie, Danny, Frank, Joey, Ian, Scott

Guns N' Roses (1985): Axl, DJ, Reez, Richard, Slash

KISS (1973): Ace, Criss, Gene, Paul, Peter, Stanley

Megadeth (1983): Chris, Dave, Marty

Metallica (1981): Burton, Cliff, Dave, James, Jason, Kirk, Lars, Robert, Ron

Mötley Crüe (1981): Lee, Mick, Neil, Nikki, Tommy, Vince

Pantera (1981): Abbott, Darrell, David, Paul, Phil, Rex, Terry, Tommy, Vinnie

Slayer (1981): Dave, Jeff, Jon, Kerry, Paul, Tom

Van Halen (1972): Alex, David Lee, Eddie, Gary, Sammy, Wolfgang

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